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INFORMATION SCIENCES AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Volume Contents for 1999 Volume 113, Numbers 1-2, 1999 M. DELGADO, C.J. MANTAS AND C. MORAGA A fuzzy rule based backpropagation method for training binary multilayer perceptrons M.J. PATYRA AND J. GRANTNER Hardware implementations of digital fuzzy logic controllers F. BERGADANO, A. PULIAFITO, S. RICCOBENE, G. RUFFO AND L. VITA Java-based and secure learning agents for information retrieval in distributed systems I.R. GOODMAN Homomorphic-like random set representations for fuzzy logic models using exponentiation with applications to data fusion G. GonG, S.-C. CHENG AND J.N. MORDESON Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism affects bone mineral density: An analysis by fuzzy mathematics S.-P. SHIEH AND C.-T. LIN Auditing user queries in dynamic statistical databases C.-P. CHANG, J.-N. WANG AND L.-H. Hsu Topological properties of twisted cube Volume 113, Numbers 3-4, 1999 Y.-C. Ho An explanation of ordinal optimization: Soft computing for hard problems 404 Volume Contents for 1999 J. C. LUsTH AND B. DIxon A characterization of important algorithms for quantum-dot cellular automata T. OKAZAKI, K. INOUE, A. ITO AND Y. WANG A note on two-dimensional probabilistic Turing machines O. MONCHI AND J.G. TAYLOR A hard wired model of coupled frontal working memories for various tasks Y.D. Lee, B.H. LEE AND H.G. Kim An evolutionary approach for time optimal trajectory planning of a robotic manipulator X.-D. Dona, C.B. Sou, E. GUNAWAN AND L.-Z. TANG On groups of complex integers used as QAM signals M. KRYSZKIEWICZ Rules in incomplete information systems M.S. SUNITHA AND A. VISAYAKUMAR A characterization of fuzzy trees H.-M. LEE Generalization of the group decision making using fuzzy sets theory for evaluating the rate of aggregative risk in software development G. NAVAL, T. BREZMES AND C. BERTOLUZZA A generalized theory of preference D.S. MALIK, J.N. MORDESON AND M.K. SEN Minimization of fuzzy finite automata Volume 114, Numbers 1-4, 1999 F. NAJJAR AND Y. SLIMANI Extension of the one-shot semijoin strategy to minimize data transmission cost in distributed query processing K. SHANMUKH, C.N.S. GANESH MuRTHY AND Y.V. VENKATESH Applications of self-organization networks spatially isomorphic to patterns C. Gaisisso, E. NARDELLI AND G. PROIETTI Intersection reporting on two collections of disjoint sets D. VAN HEULE, A. HOOGEWIJS AND N. SLAATS The non-definedness notion in expert systems Volume Contents for 1999 B. PAYRI Knowledge base improvement through genetic algorithms G. GIM AND T. WHALEN Logical second order models: Achieving synergy between computer power and human reason W.-G. TZENG AND G.-H. KING Three-quarter approximation for the number of unused colors in graph coloring C.-Y. I. LIN AND C.-S. Ho Generating domain-specific methodical knowledge for requirement analysis based on methodology ontology M. LEVENE AND G. LoIzou A probabilistic approach to navigation in Hypertext J.K. CHEN AND Y.H. CHIN A concurrency control algorithm for nearest neighbor query XU YANG, QIN KEyYuUN, Liu JUN AND SONG ZHENMING L-valued propositional logic Ly» W.-Y. Kim, K.-Y. WHANG, Y.-K. LEE AND S.-W. Kim A recovery method supporting user-interactive undo in database management systems W.C. STIRLING AND M.A. GOODRICH Satisficing games L. RODRIGUEZ, H. OGATA AND Y. YANO TVOO: A Temporal Versioned Object-Oriented data model Volume 115, Numbers 1-4, 1999 B. RocHEe, T.M. McGInnity, L.P. MAGUIRE AND L.J. McDAIpD Modeling architectures for VLSI implementations of fuzzy logic systems W.K. Lar, M.C. Liou, D.R. SH1U AND W.J. Hsiao On a multicast resequencer for ATM networks M. Lopez DiAz AND M.A. GIL An extension of Fubini’s theorem for fuzzy random variables J.G. STEVENS On the construction of state diagrams for cellular automata with additive rules 406 Volume Contents for 1999 T. OKAZAKI, K. INOUE, A. ITO AND Y. WANG Closure properties of the classes of sets recognized by space-bounded two-dimensional probabilistic Turing machines D.H. HONG AND C. KIM A note on similarity measures between vague sets and between elements K.H. PRIBRAM Quantum holography: Is it relevant to brain function? R.-S. CHANG Jump number maximization for proper interval graphs and series—parallel graphs E. MAKINEN Generating random binary trees — A survey A. YAZICI AND D. CIBICELI An access structure for similarity-based fuzzy databases T. HAGA An application of the (p,q)-logic to the synthesis of the p-valued logical networks and the s — (p,q)-logical completeness J.L. GUERRERO-CUSUMANO Multivariate exponential families and the Taguchi loss function .. . L. CHEN, D.H. COOLEY AND J. ZHANG The equivalence between two definitions of digital surfaces N.B. WAITE A real-time system-adapted anomaly detector S. BANERJEE, D.P. MUKHERJEE AND D.D. MAJUMDAR Fuzzy c-means approach to tissue classification in multimodal medical imaging Volume 116, Number 1, 1999 Special Issue: Logical Methods for Computational Intelligence G. ANTONIOU AND N.V. MURRAY Logical methods for computational intelligence (Guest Editorial) D. FEHRER AND H. HORACEK Presenting inequations in mathematical proofs E. LAMMA, P. MELLO, M. MILANO AND F. RIGUZZI Integrating induction and abduction in logic programming Volume Contents for 1999 D. BILLINGTON Proving quantified literals in Defeasible Logic R.D. DORMER AND C. MACNISH The PAC-learnability of planning algorithms: Investigating simple planning domains E. MAKINEN Generating random binary trees — A survey A. YAZICI AND D. CIBICELI An access structure for similarity-based fuzzy databases T. HAGA An application of the (p, q)-logic to the synthesis of the p-valued logical networks and the s — (p,q)-logical completeness J.L. GUERRERO-CUSUMANO Multivariate exponential families and the Taguchi loss function .. . L. CHEN, D.H. COOLEY AND J. ZHANG The equivalence between two definitions of digital surfaces N.B. WAITE A real-time system-adapted anomaly detector S. BANERJEE, D.P. MUKHERJEE AND D.D. MAJUMDAR Fuzzy c-means approach to tissue classification in multimodal medical imaging Volume 116, Numbers 2-4, 1999 W.J. FREEMAN Comparison of brain models for active vs. passive perception C.-Y. LEE, Y.-S. YEH, D.-J. CHEN AND K.-L. Ku A probability model for reconstructing secret sharing under the internet environment A. De SANTIS AND B. MASUCCI A lower bound on the encoding length in lossy transmission S. TEJOMURTULA AND S. KAK Inverse kinematics in robotics using neural networks S. ASOGAWA AND N. AKAMATSU A new model for the source of vowels based on the vortex sound. . H. YING Analytical structure of the typical fuzzy controllers employing trapezoidal input fuzzy sets and nonlinear control rules 408 Volume Contentfso r 1999 R. BADARD Expressions on a fuzzy pretopological substratum B. BOUCHON-MEUNIER AND V. KREINOVICH Fuzzy modus ponens as a calculus of logical modifiers: Towards Zadeh’s vision of implication calculus P. PERRIN AND F. PETRY An information-theoretic based model for large-scale contextual text processing Y.B. JUN, X.L. XIN AND D.S. LEE On topological BCI-algebras Volume 117, Numbers 1-2, 1999 J.S. ALBUS The engineering of mind L. WEBSTER II, J.-G. CHEN, S.S. TAN, C. WATSON AND A. de KORVIN Vadidation of authentic reasoning expert systems G.-J. WANG On the logic foundation of fuzzy reasoning M.-S. Lin, M.-S. CHANG AND D.-J. CHEN Efficient algorithms for reliability analysis of distributed computing systems D. TANIAR AND J.W. RAHAYA Performance analysis of parallelization models for path expression queries Announcement: 5th Joint Conference on Information Sciences (JCIS 2000) Volume 117, Numbers 3-4, 1999 T. YANG Computational verb systems: modeling with verbs and applications A.K. GHOSE, G. ANTONIOU, R.G. GOEBEL AND A. SATTAR Connections between default reasoning and partial constraint satisfaction S. CHANAS AND P. ZIELINSKI Ranking fuzzy interval numbers in the setting of random sets — further results Volume Contents for 1999 I. KWAN AND Q. LI A hybrid approach to convert relational schema to object-oriented schema Q. Li AND R.K. WONG Multifaceted object modeling with roles: a comprehensive approach L. QU AND R. SUN A synergetic approach to genetic algorithms for solving traveling salesman problem Volume 118, Numbers 1-4, 1999 J.-H. HORNG Neural adaptive tracking control of a DC motor Z. CHEN, H. ZEDAN, A. CAU AND H. YANG A wide-spectrum language for object-based development of real-time systems P.J. CHENG AND W.P. YANG A new content-based access method for video databases R. ALHAJJ AND F. POLAT Using object-oriented materialized views to answer selection-based complex queries J. LEE, N.-L. Xue, K.-H. Hsu AND S.J. YANG Modeling imprecise requirements with fuzzy objects G. BUTCHER AND C. SCHROEDER A model for addressing software volatility in new system development M. FuKeEtTA, K. MoritTA, S. LEE AND J.-i. AOE Efficient controlling of parsing-stack operation for LR parsers ... . B.B. CHAUDHURI AND A. ROSENFELD A modified Hausdorff distance between fuzzy sets G. de COOMAN AND D. AEYELS Supremum preserving upper probabilities S.B. ENCHEVA AND G.D. COHEN On linear projective codes which satisfy the chain condition T.-M. Hsieu, Y.-S. YEH, C.-H. LIN AND S.-H. TUAN One-way hash functions with changeable parameters P. CHAUDHURI A self-stabilizing algorithm for minimum-depth search of graphs . . 410 Volume Contentfso r 1999 L. SHEN, H. SHEN AND L. CHENG New algorithms for efficient mining of association rules M.C. PARDO Nested models for categorical data Volume 119, Numbers 1-2, 1999 S. WALCZAK AND T. SINCICH A comparative analysis of regression and neural networks for university admissions M.S. OBAIDAT, C. LEE, B. SADOUN AND D. NELSON Estimation of pitch period of speech signal using a new dyadic wavelet algorithm W.-N. TSAI AND Y.-B. LIN A performance study of CDPD D.T. HoANG, P.M. LONG AND J.S. VITTER Dictionary selection using partial matching B.J. MACLENNAN Field computation in natural and artificial intelligence J.V. HANSEN Combining predictors: comparison of five meta machine learning methods H.-K. CHANG AND S.-M. YUAN Minimal cost replicated file system with an availability constraint . . B.-F. WANG, J.-N. TSAI AND Y.-C. CHUANG The lowest common ancestor problem on a tree with an unfixed root Volume 119, Numbers 3-4, 1999 Special Issue: Relational methods in Computer Science A. JAOUA AND G. SCHMIDT Editorial B. MOLLER Calculating with acyclic and cyclic lists R. BERGHAMMER Combining relational calculus and the Dijkstra—Gries method for deriving relational programs Volume Contentfso r 1999 M. MARx Relation algebras can tile C. HATTENSPERGER AND P. KEMPF Towards a formal framework for heterogeneous relation algebra He JIFENG AND C.A.R. HOARE Linking theories in probabilistic programming S. BEN YAHIA, H. OUNALLI AND A. JAOQUA An extension of classical functional dependency: dynamic fuzzy functional dependency Y. KAWAHARA, H. FURUSAWA AND M. Mor! Categorical representation theorems of fuzzy relations W. KAHL Relational matching for graphical calculi of relations J. DESHARNAIS Monomorphic characterization of n-ary direct products Y. MIZOGUCHI Properties of graphs preserved by relational graph rewritings M. WINTER A relation algebraic approach to Interaction Categories Volume 120, Numbers 1-4, 1999 B. SHU AND S. KAK A neural network-based intelligent metasearch engine Y. Liu AND G. CHEN Optimal parameters design of oilfield surface pipeline systems using fuzzy models Y. SayGNn, O. ULusoy AND A. YAzC Dealing with fuzziness in active mobile database systems M.B. GORZALCZANY AND Z. PIASTA Neuro-fuzzy approach versus rough-set inspired methodology for intelligent decision support M.B. GORZALCZANY On some idea of a neuro-fuzzy controller N.N. KARNIK AND J.M. MENDEL Applications of type-2 fuzzy logic systems to forecasting of time-series 412 Volume Contents for 1999 C. BLUNDO AND A. CRESTI Unconditional secure conference key distribution schemes with disenrollment capability Y.-M. TSENG AND J.-K. JAN A novel ID-based group signature D.J. CHEN AND P.Y. CHANG An efficient multipath routing for distributed computing systems with data replication L. Wu AND P.K. VARSHNEY Performance analysis of CSMA and BTMA protocols in multihop networks. (I). Single channel case L. Wu AND P.K. VARSHNEY Performance analysis of CSMA and BTMA protocols in multihop networks. (II). Multiple channel case X. Lin, Y. Li AND C.-P. TSANG Applying on-line bitmap indexing to reduce counting costs in mining association rules Y. PAN AND K. LI Constant-time algorithm for computing the Euclidean distance maps of binary images on 2D meshes with reconfigurable B. HAN AND S.-J. LEE A genetic algorithm approach to measurement prescription in fault diagnosis H.-C. Wu The central limit theorems for fuzzy random variables M. SALICRU AND P. SANCHEZ Pseudocontinuity in hierarchical classifications Volume 121, Numbers 1-2, 1999 W.-P. LEE Evolving complex robot behaviors L. CHEN, G. CHEN AND Y.-W. LEE Fuzzy modeling and adaptive control of uncertain chaotic systems T. YANG Computational verb systems: averbs and adverbials as modifiers of